gamrReview - "The Rune Factory series has always been a strange kind of beast. Trying to balance the meticulous and geographically static nature of farming with going out to explore dungeon crawler style can be difficult. Which do the fans want more and which should Natsume put its focus most into? Previous games I would say the focus has been more so on farming than the combat system or exploring, but that seems to be changing with Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny. Only time will tell if that was for better or for worse……or I could just tell you right now."
Given that it is a spin-off of Harvest Moon, it isn’t surprising that romance is a part of Rune Factory. But what may catch someone off guard is how much the games offer. These titles offer lots of people they can spend time with, some of them showing how many different kinds of species live in this fantasy world. They are people who are capable at performing certain jobs and surviving against monsters. Their storylines also can be quite engaging and fun. Essentially, they can go above and beyond.
Harvest Moon meets Monster Hunter in this farming-RPG that tells a romantic tale.
For JRPG fans this is a sleeper hit. I found it very interesting and better then I expected.
It's also a very easy to get a PLATINUM trophy if you invest a little effort into it.
Agree with Sarick, the game is fantastic, and all the games in this series are incredible. Check out the ones on the DS and Wii as well, and Rune Factory 4 will be out on the 3DS in the next couple months. Do yourself a favor if a fan of JRPGs, play this series!
Funny, I've been playing JRPGs for nearly two decades, and I found Tides of Destiny to be one of the absolute worst ones. Just atrocious.
It was offensively bad.
I've played jrpgs for a while and while I've never played the other rune factory games, tides of destiny suck.
Its not the worst one as Xof claims.
By Ishaan
Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny is getting a PlayStation Network release today, Natsume have announced. Tides of Destiny was originally released in 2011 for the Wii and PS3.
“Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny has been a fan favorite since its launch, and has been a much requested addition to our digital catalogue,” said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO at Natsume. “We’re excited to show the media the fruit of the past year’s promise to provide more digital titles at next month’s E3 Expo.”
Sorry i seen the google link aswell and went back to get the real link. Thanx.
